PBL: Mitigate the Effects of Human Activity on Virginia Watersheds

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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Topic

Water/Matter

Goals/Objectives

6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.9

Theme

Human impact on water and living systems

Scenario

The City of Salem needs a new landfill. Consideration as been given to using the land on which Moyer Sports Complex, the skate park and part of the greenway which runs along the Roanoke River now exist on which to build a new landfill. How can we manage the impact of this project?

Culminating Activity

Students will present their findings to the city council.

Problem Question

Level 1 Question

How can we mitigate the effects that human activity has on Virginia watersheds?

Agriculture in the Classroom activity: Streambed design challenge, water filtration system creation with pebbles coffee filter and sand

How will they pay for it?(6.9 d)

Culminating activity

Will our city make money by taking garbage from other places? 6.9 a,c,d

How will our city use the money that it makes?6.9 d

Environmental

Is this the best place to build it in Salem? 6.9 a,c,d

Can't we build it somewhere else? 6.9 a,c,d

What is a watershed?(6.7a,b,c,f)

Design challenge: Students will build a model that has at least 3 rivers which drain into the same body of water, VA DOE Scope and Sequence Activity "The Key to Life", VA DOE Scope and Sequence Activity "Where are Virginia's watersheds?", VA DOE Scope and Sequence activity "Wetlands" and VA DOE